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Asked by GuruZ9GZY Oct 09, 2017 at 08:03 AM about the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta GL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ok so I just got a 2001 jetta with a 2.0 car runs
great .. so I just woke up walked out to the car
opened the door the lights where on put the key in
to turn the car over .. as I turned the key the car
lossed all power no lights are anything .. what the
he'll .. so I check the battery . Good .still nothing no
power anywhere ..

2 Answers

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Your battery was drained of all its power. A battery is designed to give a lot of power for a short duration of time to start your motor, not to keep a constant drain of energy for long times. You need to jump-start your car with another car but let it run while connected to your car for several minutes before trying to start yours.

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Classic loose or bad cable connection on the battery ... take the 2 connections to the battery post and try to wiggle them .. odds are one of them is loose or has a lot of "salt like" buildup ... you need to remove the connector, then clean it. Put some battery cable non-oxidizer on the post before retighting

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